Well the annual event that is the Warley National Model Railway show at the NEC has now been and gone and by all accounts it appears that it was a good year for the show. I certainly thought that this year there was a good selection of layouts, attendance was apparently up by 8% and … Continue reading Warley updates from a Southern Perspective
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Less than 24 hours to Wycrail Model Railway Exhibition
Just a quick reminder that WYCRAIL celebrates its 40th birthday by relocating to a new, bigger and brighter venue with more exhibits and an improved visitor experience tomorrow 3rd November. The annual WYCRAIL model railway exhibition organised by the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society, will be held at a brand new venue: The Cressex Community School, Holmers Lane, High … Continue reading Less than 24 hours to Wycrail Model Railway Exhibition
40th Wycrail exhibition this coming weekend
WYCRAIL celebrates its 40th birthday by relocating to a new, bigger and brighter venue with more exhibits and an improved visitor experience on Saturday 3rd November. The annual WYCRAIL model railway exhibition organised by the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society, now in its 40th year, is firmly established as being one of the … Continue reading 40th Wycrail exhibition this coming weekend
Bachmann 25t SR ‘Pill box’ brake vans a review
These 25 ton brake vans were first introduced in 1928 by the Southern Railway and were built on a similar chassis to the previous ‘Dance Hall’ type vans but with a smaller centrally mounted body. Due to the more cramped style they were soon known by staff as ‘pill boxes’. They were built in various … Continue reading Bachmann 25t SR ‘Pill box’ brake vans a review
Bachmann and Farish Southern related Work in Progress
This post is just a quick update from Bachmann (00) and Farish (N) on where Southern Railway / Southern Region related previously announced models are within work in progress. Firstly Bachmann, in 00 gauge, where the main good news is that the 25t 'Pill Box' brake vans have gone through production and are on the high seas to … Continue reading Bachmann and Farish Southern related Work in Progress
Bachmann summer announcements, little for Southern fans tho…
Bachmann Europe PLC. today announced a couple of new models in the Farish N gauge range and new liveries in the Bachmann Branchline 00 range. On a chartered train on the Great Central Railway Bachmann's summer event included retailers, members of their collectors club and of course the model railway media. I must thank Bachmann … Continue reading Bachmann summer announcements, little for Southern fans tho…
Bluebell presented cheque by Bachmann
Bachamnn have been working with the Bluebell Railway for a couple of years now to produce a Scenecraft model of the 1882 station at Sheffield Park. Just as Bachammn did when working with the Great Central Railway for the Scenecraft buildings building based on that line, they now made a donation of £3,285 to the … Continue reading Bluebell presented cheque by Bachmann
Talking Stock #13 Detailing the fleet of Lord Nelsons
In honour of Bradley Wiggins riding triumphantly into Paris yesterday as the first British victor of the Tour De France I thought it might be appropriate to look at the Maunsell Lord Nelson class... Introduced by Maunsell in 1926 the four cylinder 4-6-0 locomotives had 6 ft 7 in diameter driving wheels, a boiler pressure of 220 lb psi and … Continue reading Talking Stock #13 Detailing the fleet of Lord Nelsons
Bachmann SR 25T Pill box brake van livery sample pictures
Bachmann have now released pictures of the livery samples of their soon to be released SR 25t pill box type brake vans. The images can be seen on the Bachman website here. They should, I am told, hopefully be available by September this year. I had the chance to view these in the 'plastic' so … Continue reading Bachmann SR 25T Pill box brake van livery sample pictures
Bachmann C Class SE&CR Livery first pictures
Pre-production livery samples of the SR Black and the BR black versions of the eagerly awaited ex SECR C Class 0-6-0 were released by Bachmann a short while ago now and can be seen on the Bachmann website here. Having had the chance to see and handle the pre-production samples I can say as models … Continue reading Bachmann C Class SE&CR Livery first pictures